But he struggled against Spain, mainly because he was bereft of service.

With six teams arguably battling for the title next season can he really be a match-winner in the big games?

The new environment and league will take some getting used to and there must be concerns as to whether he has enough about him to be a success. After all, Chelsea need success and fast after last year.

Croatia vs Denmark - Phil Spencer

Croatia's quality pays off - but only just

It was a strange old night as far as Croatia were concerned.

A dominant first half performance made a victory look like something of a formality as they dictated play and pegged the Danes back for long spells.

However, a tactical switch from Denmark turned the tie on it's head as a more assertive approach blocked Croatia's full-backs and wide men from getting forward - nullifying their threat.

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It looked like it wasn't going to be Croatia's night as Luka Modric fluffed his lines with a penalty miss in extra time, but three penalty saves from Subasic got his country out of jail.

Croatia undoubtedly have one of the best squads in the World Cup on paper, but their inability to turn quality into dominance by being ruthless in front of goal has now almost proved costly in two consecutive games.

You have to wonder whether this is what will ultimately stop 'the golden generation' of Croatian football from winning the tournament, or whether their star men will come up trumps in the end.

An unexpected misfire from Christian Eriksen

We're used to seeing Eriksen strutting his stuff at Spurs, scoring goals and being generally awesome on a week-to-week basis, so we had a right to think he would do the same on the world stage.

Sadly, it hasn't quite worked out like that.

Christian Eriksen (Image: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Despite notching up several shots on goal, Eriksen simply couldn't get himself into the game, and ultimately stopped his country from creating the neccesary openings to capitalise on what was a dominant second half display.

Even in the penalty shootout, Eriksen fluffed his lines with a tame miss - something which we would frankly never see in a Spurs shirt.

Some players simply struggle to do it on the biggest stage, and unfortunately for Eriksen, it was an opportunity missed to show the world just how good he actually is.

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